Patents by Inventor Jun Uchimura

Jun Uchimura has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11055660
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a product registration apparatus including an information acquisition unit that determines a placement position of a product having a placing table surface side to which product information is attached and acquires the product information attached to the product, and an output unit that outputs information indicating at least one of the placement position of the product from which the product information can be acquired and the placement position of the product from which the product information cannot be acquired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Uchimura, Hiroshi Takahashi, Masato Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210192486
    Abstract: Provided are a checkout device, a control method, and a storage medium that can smoothly perform a checkout process for a customer in accordance with a status. The checkout device includes: a first input/output unit; a second input/output unit provided to face a different direction from the first input/output unit; and a control unit that selects an input/output unit which accepts input related to a checkout process from the first input/output unit and the second input/output unit based on at least one of status of the checkout device and time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun UCHIMURA, Yoshihiro ITOU, Kazuki MIURA
  • Patent number: 10997378
    Abstract: A tag management device includes: a signal detection unit that detects a signal which is transmitted from a first tag and which includes data stored in the first tag, and detects a signal which is transmitted from a second tag and which includes data stored in the second tag, the second tag being different from the first tag; and a write unit that writes, in the second tag, data based on the data stored in the first tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jun Uchimura
  • Publication number: 20210124882
    Abstract: A delivery monitoring device includes: a reading unit that reads a tag signal transmitted by a tag signal transmission device, the tag signal transmission device being attached to a package located in a vicinity of the delivery monitoring device; an acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating a position of the delivery monitoring device; and a transmission unit that transmits management information including the tag signal and the position information, to a delivery management server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun UCHIMURA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Masato WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10970609
    Abstract: A tag management device includes a signal detecting unit configured to detect signals which are emitted from an old RFID tag and a new RFID tag, a comparison unit configured to compare the signals emitted from the old RFID tag and the new RFID tag, and a comparison result output unit configured to output a result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jun Uchimura
  • Publication number: 20210080627
    Abstract: Provided is a sensor device including: a sensor unit that emits light and receives light reflected by an object; and a reflection mirror that is a columnar reflection mirror having a reflection surface on a side face and is configured to be rotated on an axis of the reflection mirror as a rotation axis, in which at least a part of the reflection surface forms a logarithmic spiral having the center at the rotation axis in a cross section perpendicular to the rotation axis, and when light emitted from the sensor unit and reflected by the reflection surface moves in parallel in response to rotation of the reflection mirror, the light reflected by the reflection surface is swept.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun UCHIMURA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Masato WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20210063572
    Abstract: A spatial recognition device provided with an analysis unit configure to acquire, from an optical device, which is mounted on a moving body and which receives reflected light obtained by radiating light onto a reflective plate provided on a stationary structure positioned within a detection area, reflected light information obtained based on the reflected light in accordance with a radiation direction of the light, and determine a positional relationship between the moving body and the stationary structure on which the reflective plate is provided, based on a distribution of the reflected light information at coordinates within the detection area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun UCHIMURA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Masato WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20210063574
    Abstract: A spatial recognition device provided with an analysis unit configured to acquire, from an optical device which receives reflected light obtained by radiating light onto a reflective plate provided on a moving body positioned within a detection area, reflected light information obtained based on the reflected light in accordance with a radiation direction of the light, and analyze a state of the moving body on which the reflective plate is provided, based on a distribution of the reflected light information at coordinates within the detection area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun UCHIMURA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Masato WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20210042688
    Abstract: A wireless tag system includes: a tag signal antenna configured to receive a tag signal transmitted from a wireless transmission tag; and a communication area shaping antenna configured to transmit a reception area shaping signal for narrowing an area in which the tag signal antenna can communicate with the wireless transmission tag, wherein the tag signal antenna and the communication area shaping antenna are arranged for each prescribed product unit in a group of products that are arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun UCHIMURA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Masato WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20210042806
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing system including: a detection means for detecting a position of a customer; and a display information generation means for generating display information used for displaying a notification to guide the customer to a place where the customer is going in accordance with a position of the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun UCHIMURA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210035085
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to one example embodiment is an information processing apparatus that performs a checkout process for a product or a service, and the information processing apparatus includes: a motion unit that causes the information processing apparatus to autonomously move; a detection unit configured to detect a position of a person; and a control unit that controls the motion unit in accordance with the position of the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jun UCHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20210025985
    Abstract: Provided is a sensor apparatus including: a laser ranging device that scans a predetermined scan range with a laser light such that at least a part of the emitted laser light passes through a region including a predetermined detection region; and a reflection mirror that reflects at least a part of the laser light to a direction not parallel to an incident direction and is provided so that the laser light occurring after reflection passes through the detection region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun UCHIMURA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 10899540
    Abstract: It is determined whether or not a cargo identifier (ID) transmitted from a cargo tag attached to a container has been detected by a first antenna provided in a fork, and a carrying-in source or a carrying-out destination of the cargo is determined according to a detection situation of the cargo ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Uchimura, Hideaki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20210019724
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing system including: an identifying means for identifying a paying person based on a face image; a payment means for accepting payment made by the paying person identified by the identifying means; a detection means for detecting an approaching person who is other than the paying person and comes closer to a payment terminal during the paying person making payment; and a processing means for performing a process for suppressing an action taken by the approaching person when the detection means detects the approaching person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun UCHIMURA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210012308
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing system including: a detection means for detecting a position of a customer, a product, or a carrier used for carrying the product; an acquisition means for acquiring identification information from the product; a determination means for determining whether or not a position detected by the detection means is a position that enables acquisition of the identification information; and a notification information generation means for, when it is determined that the position detected by the detection means is not a position that enables acquisition of the identification information, generating notification information used for providing a notification to the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun UCHIMURA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210012304
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to one example embodiment of the present invention includes a shop terminal that performs a checkout process of a product or a service; a customer terminal that performs information display and operation input that are related to the checkout process; and a control unit that causes a mobile terminal possessed by a customer to perform the information display and the operation input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Sae OKAWARA, Takahiro MATSUI, Jun UCHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20210012300
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing system including: a detection means for, based on a shape of an object carried in by a customer, detecting a carrying-in form of a product to be purchased by the customer; and a notification information generation means for generating notification information used for providing a notification in accordance with the carrying-in form to the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun UCHIMURA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 10875710
    Abstract: A determination is made as to whether or not a first ID is detected by a first antenna provided at a fork of a forklift, a first tag being capable of receiving reflected waves of a radio signal transmitted from the first antenna, the first ID being transmitted from the first tag in response to reception of the reflected waves. A determination is made that a container to which no cargo tag is attached is being transported when the first ID is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Uchimura, Hideaki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20200394369
    Abstract: A product management device includes: a reception state storage unit configured to, on the basis of changes in reception states of signals transmitted from tag devices attached to products, store identification information of products in which the changes have occurred; and a list output unit configured to output a list of products for which the changes in the reception states are equal to or greater than a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jun UCHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20200377351
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device includes an analysis unit and a control unit. The analysis unit detects an insertion target into which an insertion blade is inserted, on the basis of sensing information acquired from a spatial recognition device. The control unit performs a misalignment determination to determine whether or not a positional relationship between an insertion portion of the insertion target and the insertion blade is aligned on the basis of the sensing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun UCHIMURA, Hideaki TAKAHASHI